New Delhi, 13/9: The government has called for an all-party floor leaders’ meet on September 17, 4:30 pm, a day ahead of the start of the Parliament Special Session. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi posted on X announcing the meeting, saying “The invitation for the same has been sent to concerned leaders through email. He added…
Bhubaneswar: In a dramatic turn of event, Excise Department arrested a man on charges of smuggling a huge quantity of country liquor in a milk van in Bhubaneswar.Acting on the tip-off of country liquor smuggling in the milk van, the Excise mobile unit kept a close vigil on the vehicle, with OD 05 AC 7739,…
New Delhi, 4/12: The government is mulling exempting early stage startups from complying with norms under proposed Digital Personal Data Protection bill, an official source said. The exemption may be for a limited period to assist startups in developing their business models and to ensure that innovation is not stifled due to compliance…
Bhawanipatna: Police have arrested a person on charges of hunting wild animals and illegal possession of firearms at Sindikaguda village under Jaipatna police station in Kalahandi district. Jitendra Sabar, a resident of Sindikaguda village, was arrested by the Jaipatna police for allegedly hunting in the Chiraka forest near his village. A country-made gun was seized from…
For generations, many families have used the word “rheumatism” to describe any kind of joint pain—knee ache, back stiffness, swelling of fingers, or pain in cold weather. But modern medicine has moved far beyond this vague term. Today, doctors know that “rheumatism” is not a single disease, but an umbrella covering more than 100 different…
New Delhi, 9/1: A Canadian man has been arrested for allegedly carrying a crocodile skull in his bag at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here, the customs department said on Thursday. The passenger was intercepted during a security check at Terminal 3 of the airport as he was preparing to board his flight to Montreal…
New Delhi, 23/4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that May 4, when votes will be counted, would mark the “expiry” of the “TMC’s 15-year-old syndicate system and maha jungle raj” in West Bengal. Addressing a gathering at the South 24 Pargana district’s Kakdwip stadium under the Mathurapur assembly constituency, Modi claimed that the…
New Delhi, 29/11: On the back of IFFI jury head Nadav Lapid’s comments on Vivek Agnihotri’s The Kashmir Files, the Israeli Ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, on Tuesday penned an open letter to IFFI and Lapid, criticising the Israeli filmmaker for speaking on the Kashmir issue. In the letter directed at Lapid, Gilon…
New Delhi,24/4:Ola Electric is recalling 1,441 units of its electric two-wheelers in the wake of incidents of vehicles catching fire, according to a company statement. The company said its investigation into the fire incident on March 26, in Pune, is ongoing and preliminary assessment found that it was an isolated one. However,…
Allahabad, 24/10: In a contentious observation, the Allahabad High Court has termed live-in relationships as ‘timepass’ and ‘temporary’ as it declined to provide protection to an inter-faith couple, who had approached the court seeking police protection and quashing of the FIR lodged against the male partner charging him with kidnapping. The bench, comprising Justices Rahul…
